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Charley
OriginShort form of Charles, French
Meaning"free man"
GenderBoy
US Rank#987
Top 1000
About Charley
Variation of Charles
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,874 | 78 | 40.6 |
| 2015 | #1,780 | 85 | 44.3 |
| 2016 | #1,878 | 79 | 41.6 |
| 2017 | #1,648 | 96 | 51.9 |
| 2018 | #1,626 | 100 | 55.1 |
| 2019 | #1,791 | 86 | 47.9 |
| 2020 | #1,801 | 83 | 48.1 |
| 2021 | #1,854 | 83 | 47.4 |
| 2022 | #1,860 | 85 | 48.7 |
| 2023 | #1,728 | 96 | 56.1 |
| 2024 | #1,830 | 88 | 51.1 |
| 2025 | #1,827 | 87 | 50.9 |
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